catana

See also: Catana

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈta.na/, [käˈt̪äːn̺ä]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧tà‧na

Etymology 1

From the name of the Catani family, who manufactured such guns.

Noun

catana f (plural catane)

  1. A type of short-barreled pistol used in Corsica.

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

catana f (plural catane) (regional)

  1. A hunting jacket.
  2. The large pocket in the back of such a jacket.
  3. game bag

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (かたな, katana).

Noun

catana f (plural catane)

  1. Alternative spelling of katana

References
  • catana1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • catana2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • catana3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana).

Noun

catana f (plural catanas)

  1. katana (type of Japanese curved sword)
  2. machete (a sword-like tool)

Synonyms

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana).

Noun

catana f (plural catanas)

  1. katana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.